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- Why people get cold feet
- Being paranoid about office politics can make you a target
- Olympics for the rest of us: How ping-pong can help your brain
- Opioid receptors as a drug target for stopping obesity
- Allergies? Your sneeze is a biological response to the nose's 'blue screen of death'
| Posted: 31 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT Physiologists have identified the biological mechanism that could be responsible for cold feet, the bane of existence for singles and couples alike.  |
| Being paranoid about office politics can make you a target Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT A new study reveals that paranoia about negative gossip or being snubbed leads people to seek out information to confirm their fears, ultimately annoying colleague and increasing the likelihood they will be rejected or subverted.  |
| Olympics for the rest of us: How ping-pong can help your brain Posted: 31 Jul 2012 08:13 AM PDT The physical benefits of the Olympic sports are pretty obvious: strength, endurance and agility, to name a few. But did you know they also can help the brain? New research shows that any exercise that gets the heart pumping may reduce the risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment -- and slow those conditions if they start. Aerobic exercise also can boost your mood.  |
| Opioid receptors as a drug target for stopping obesity Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT Imagine eating all of the sugar and fat that you want without gaining a pound. Thanks to new research the day may come when this is not too far from reality.  |
| Allergies? Your sneeze is a biological response to the nose's 'blue screen of death' Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT Who would have thought that our noses and Microsoft Windows' infamous blue screen of death could have something in common? New research suggests that sneezing is the body's natural reboot and that patients with disorders of the nose such as sinusitis can't reboot, explaining why they sneeze more often than others.  |
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